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LOT 3664
Celtic Britannia. Group of Six [6] AR Units and Half Units. Mid-late 1st century BC.
Comprising: AESU silver unit, pierced, ABC 1702; ANTD silver unit, ABC 1645; ANTD silver unit, ABC 1645; Face Horse silver unit, possibly ABC 1522; Ecen Stick Horse half unit, ABC 1693, variety COI 90f; Half unit, possibly Ecen/ECE. Condition as seen.(5.12gr total.).
ProvenanceFrom a private Merseyside, UK, collection; formed since circa 2000.
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LOT 3664
Celtic Britannia. Group of Six [6] AR Units and Half Units.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
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Celtic Britannia. Eastern North Thames Region AV Quarter Stater. Circa 55-45 BC. Uninscribed coinage. Southern-style Qc gold types. Essex Wheels type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £546
Abstracted laureate head of Apollo to right / Triple-tailed horse to right, spoked-wheel below, onion-like-motif above, triskelion to upper right field; pellet-in-ring around. ABC 2231 (triskelion not mentioned); VA -; SCBC -; for an another example see Chris Rudd, Auction 190, lot 24. 1.33gr, 15mm, 1h.
Good Very Fine. Excessively rare fractional Stater.
From a private East Anglian collection formed since the 1980s.
From Chris Rudd Auction: 'It's unusual to see a Druidic triskelion (three-legged symbol) in front of the horse. Unlisted by all major catalogues. None in the British Museum.' -
Celtic Southern Gaul. Volcae-Arecomici AE Unit. 1st century BC. Bronze au Démos type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
VOLC[EI], diademed head of Artemis to right; beneath chin, wreath / AREC, togate figure (Demos) standing to left; to left, palm frond. CCCBM III 215-30; Depeyrot, NC I, 142; LT 2677. 1.96gr, 14mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine. Dark green patina.
Ex cgb.fr (company's ticket included). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Celtic Britannia. Iceni AR Unit. Circa 20 BC-AD 10. Norfolk boar star type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Stylised boar standing to right; four pellets below / Celticised horse prancing to right; pellet triad beneath arc from neck to rump above; star below. ABC 1579; VA 657; SCBC 431. 0.75gr, 11mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From a private Merseyside, UK, collection; formed since circa 2000.
